Ortus Christi: Meditations for Advent

By Mother St. Paul

Book Overview

Reading these Meditations we discover with surprise how much spiritual food is obtainable from a study of the lessons and liturgy of Advent. Mother St. Paul is always a heart-searcher. She presses self-reform upon souls, who to the eye of outward observers and perhaps in their own conceit, have little or nothing to amend. We must always be following Christ, and Christ is ever moving forward. Deliberately to stand still is to widen the distance between ourselves and Him, an ungenerous, not to say a dangerous thing to do. What are called here Meditations may well be taken for daily spiritual reading in preparation for Christmas. Advent after all is a season of joy, and these Meditations must be taken in a joyful spirit. Courage and enthusiasm in the cause of Christ is the supreme need of all Catholics who really love His coming. (2 Tim. iv. 8) -Rev. Joseph Rickaby, S. J., St. Beuno's College Although there are twenty-eight Meditations given in this book they will not all be needed every year, for the length of Advent varies between twenty-two and twenty-eight days. The Third Sunday of Advent may fall as late as December 17th (the first day of the "Great O's") and the Fourth Sunday of Advent be Christmas Eve. The plan suggested, which will suit all years, is to use No. 1 on Advent Sunday and the rest according to choice till December 17th; from then to December 24th Nos. 21-28 should be used. CONTENTS. 1. Ortus Christi (Advent I) 2. Our Lady's Rest 3. My Sins--A Triptych 4. The Last Judgment 5. Traders and Talents 6. Stir up! 7. St. John the Baptist, 1 His Preparation 8. St. John the Baptist, 2 His Mission 9. St. John the Baptist, 3 His Testimony 10. St. John the Baptist, 4 His Martyrdom 11. St. John the Baptist, 5 His Character 12. "Incarnatus est" 13. "Ex Maria Virgine" 14. "The Lord is nigh" (Advent III) 15. The Interior Life, 1 Humility 73 16. The Interior Life, 2 Oblation 17. The Interior Life, 3 Imprisonment 18. The Interior Life, 4 Hiddenness 19. The Interior Life, 5 Prayer 20. The Interior Life, 6 Zeal 21. O Sapientia! December 17th. 22. O Adonai! (Expectation of Our Lady) December 18th. 23. O Radix Jesse! December 19th. 24. O Clavis David! December 20th. 25. O Oriens! (Feast of St. Thomas) December 21th. 26. O Rex Gentium! December 22nd. 27. O Emmanuel! December 23d. 28. Christmas Eve December 24th.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1518842712
• ISBN13: 9781518842719
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"